Berwick Pillows

The former Guildhall (now the Town Hall) in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland (the northernmost town in England). Completed in 1754, it is possibly the town's most handsome building, facing and dominating broad Marygate. Of rich brown stone in a Classical design, it has a grand portico with giant Tuscan columns and a tall spire. The bells in the Town Hall are used to summon people to the church services at Holy Trinity Church which has no steeple, tower or church bell. It is no wonder that many visitors to Berwick mistake the Town Hall for the parish church. the Town Hall Bells also still ring the curfew at 8 o'clock every evening. The top floor used to be a jail and prisoners were aired on the balcony round the roof.

Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed (the northernmost town in England) and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. Built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was the famous Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line. The bridge is 659 metres long. It has 28 arches (not all arches visible here), constructed of brick but aesthetically faced with stone. The bridge is 38 metres above the river itself. In the 1990s it underwent significant repair work for the first time.

Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed (the northernmost town in England) and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was the famous Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line. The bridge is 659 metres long. It has 28 arches, constructed of brick but aesthetically faced with stone. The bridge is 38 metres above the river itself. In the 1990s it underwent significant repair work for the first time. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR.

John Muir Country Park, East Lothian

A colour fine art image of Bass Rock taken at North Berwick.

After a clamber over some slippery seaweed covered rocks I managed to find this composition I liked the way the rock on the bottom right pointed the way to Bass Rock then it was just a waiting game. The image was taken on Seacliff beach with Tantallon Castle right behind me, Seacliff Beach is just a few miles from North Berwick.

East Beach / Milsey Bay, North Berwick

Lord's Mount is an artillery bulwark built between 1541 and 1543 at the north-east angle of Berwick's medieval town walls. It is massive circular fortification with walls 6 metres (19.5 feet) thick. The lower floor survives with six casemates for long swivel guns and living accommodation, which included a kitchen with a well and oven, and a latrine. The upper floor, containing the captain's apartments, and an upper gun deck for six large guns, were demolished when the Elizabethan defences were begun in 1558. Berwick-upon-Tweed (pronunciation: berɪk), on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the Scottish border and forms part of the wider Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Looking down Marygate to the Guildhall in Berwick-upon-Tweed (the northernmost town in England), Northumberland, England. Built in the 1750s, the Guildhall is possibly the town's most handsome building, facing and dominating broad Marygate. Of rich brown stone in a Classical design, it has a grand portico with giant Tuscan columns and a tall spire. The bells ring for Holy Trinity Church as well as the curfew. The top floor used to be a jail and prisoners were aired on the balcony round the roof. The restoration of the hall reinstated the buttermarket in the colonnaded rear ground floor and brought in a coffee-bar and small shop. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. BEST VIEWED LARGER Sold 1 Card : 29 Oct 21

Sunset over the Bass Rock at Seacliff in East Lothian.

Early evening light at low tide at Seacliff, Auldhame in Scotland. Very dodgy location to get to without proper kit!

Seacliff Beach at Auldhame.

A view north from the Great Car towards St Baldred's Boat amd the Bass Rock

Seacliff Beach at Auldhame.

John Muir Country Park, East Lothian

Sunset over Tantallon Castle, nr North Berwick

Seacliff Beach at Auldhame.

The amazing textures and colours of the rocks at Seacliff disappearing beneath the incoming tide. Late Spring afternoon near North Berwick, Scotland

Mono view of the Bass Rock from the Carr Rocks at Seacliff, East Lothian

Seacliff Beach at Auldhame.

A long exposure shot taken at Oxroad Bay, East Lothian

The open ground of Magdalen Fields in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland (the northernmost town in England), is protected by the Bell Tower and an earthwork traverse line, which ends with the Great Bulwark Redoubt. The Bell Tower was built in 1577. It overlies an earlier tower on the line of the town defenses built by Edward I in 1296. Berwick-upon-Tweed (pronunciation: berɪk), on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the Scottish border and forms part of the wider Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed local government district. Being central to a border war between the Kingdoms of Scotland and England since the 11th century, the town has lain within England since 1482.

Seacliff Beach in it's glory

Views from the East Lothian coast near Auldhame, North Berwick. April 2016

Views from the East Lothian coast near Auldhame, North Berwick. April 2016

Oxroad Bay at Auldhame near North Berwick, looking towards Tantallon Castle.

Oxroad Bay at Auldhame near North Berwick, looking towards Tantallon Castle.

Great rocks at the Great Car, Seacliff, North Berwick

Views from the East Lothian coast near Auldhame, North Berwick. April 2016

Long exposure of Tantallon Castle across Oxroad Bay at Auldhame. Taken from the Gegan near Laird Laidley's harbour.

Views from the East Lothian coast near Auldhame, North Berwick. April 2016

The Bass Rock, seen from Seacliff Beach near North Berwick, Scotland

Seacliff at Auldhame, East Lothian

Bass rock photographed from the Great Car / St Baldred's Boat

Seacliff Beach near North Berwick at low tide. The Bass Rock (a volcanic plug remnant) is visible in the Firth of Forth.

Nice clouds at sunset over Tantallon Castle, North Berwick